Type-setting machine.



Patented Feb. l3. I900.

P. F. 00X.

TYPE SETTING MACHINE.

(Application filed Apr. 20, 1898. Renewed July 26, 1899.)

4 Sheets-Sheet 1.

(No Model.)

Wweases m: Nunms Pzrzas 20., vuo'ruumm WASMINCYON u c No. 643,473. Patented Feb. I3, I900.v P. F. COX.

TYPE SETTING MACHINE.

(Application filed Apr. 20, 189B. Renewed July 26, 1899.)

(No Model.) 4 SheetsShaet 2.

Elm mnumm- 1| No. 643,473. Patented Feb. l3, I900. P. F. COX.

TYPE SETTING MACHINE.

(Application filed Apr. 20, 189B. Renewed July 26, 1899.)

(No Model.) 4 Sheets-Sheet 3.

Unmnnmn umum UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

PAUL FLEMMING 00X, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO THE COX TYPE S TTING MACHINE COMPANY, OF SAME PLACE.

TYPE-SETTING MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 643,473, dated February 13, 1906'.

Application filed April 20, 1898' Renewed July 26, 1899. Serial No. 725,196. (No model.)

To ctZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, PAUL FLEMMING 00X, of Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Type-Setting Machines; and I hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form part of this specification.

This invention is an improvementin typesetting machines; and itsobject is to provide means for automatically supplying lines of spaces from a large reservoir to the spacechannel during the operation of the machine, which reservoir can be filled when necessary without stopping the composition of matter.

Theinvention is especially designed for use in type-setting machines using compressible spaces, and particularly designed for use with the type-setting machine sh own and described in my Letters Patent No. 528,857, of November 6, 1894, and No. 534,550, of February 19, 1895.

In my present invention I dispense with the space-making mechanism shown in my latter patent aforesaid, but preferably use crimped spaces, which can be cast in the typefoundry and supplied in page-galleys, the same as the ordinary type are prepared for the market, and practically I proposeto have these spaces manufactured in quantities and supplied in galley form, so that such galleys can be readily introduced into the space-reservoir of the machine; and the present invention relates particularly to the means whereby the lines of spaces may be successfully separated from the galley in the reservoir and moved into the space-holding channel of the machine and then fed as desired by the operator; and a further object is to render the operation of separating the lines of spaces and their transfer to the space-channel of the machine automatic.

While I show and describe the invention as used to supply crimped spaces to the spacechannel of the machine, it is obvious that flat or other forms of spaces could be operated upon or that the invention might be utilized to feed character-types, quads, &c., to the proper channels, and therefore while refer ring to spaces for simplicity of explanation I do not confine myself to such alimited use of the invention.

My invention therefore consists in the mechanical combinations and constructions of parts summarized in the claims and will be fully understood from the following description in connection with the drawings forming part of this specification, to which refer- 6o ence is bad by letters of reference marked thereon.

In said drawings, Figure 1 is an end or side elevation of the space supplying and feeding mechanism as applied to my patented typesetting machine aforesaid. Fig. 2 is a front elevation of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a top plan view, partly in section. Fig. 4 is a vertical section on line 4 4, Fig. 2, looking to the left. Fig.

5 is a transverse section on line 5 5, Fig. 2, looking down. Figs. 6, 7, 8, and 9 are details.

A designates the space-reservoir, which is set vertically edgewise at a convenient point on the machine above the carrier-belt or typeassembling point. This reservoir is adapted to receive a galley of ready-made spaces or type S just as they come from the type-foundry, the outer side A of the reservoir being hinged or removable, so that a galley of spaces can be easily inserted therein, and then side A. can be closed and fastened by catches A 01 in other convenient manner. Within this reservoir is a vertically-arranged horizontally-movable plunger B, havinga lateral arm b extending into a guide a on the rear edge of reservoir A and connected to a cord B, which runs over a series of pulleys b b and is attached to a weight (not shown) on its lower end, by which the plunger is moved forward in the reservoir and continually presses the spaces therein toward and against the front plate a, which closes the front edge of the reservoir, as shown.

(1 represents a vertically-disposed horizon- 5 t-allymovable plunger located at the front end of the reservoir and movable at right angles to plunger B and adapted to work just behind plate a and to move the foremost vertical line of spaces 5 horizontally out of the mo reservoir through a slot 0, (at the front end and in the inner side thereof) into a vertical space-channel D beside the reservoir. The plunger 0 has a horizontal arm C, which extends across the plate a and is supported in a guide a attached to said plate. The arm 0 is slotted at C for the reception of the end of a vibrating arm 0 on a vertical rock-shaft c, which is journaled in suitable supports, and on its lower end is an arm 0 carryinga friction-roller 0 which engages a cam-groove in the face ofa horizontallydisposedcam cifixed on a vertical stub-shaft 0 (which is operated as hereinafter described,) and at each rotation of cam 0 the plunger 0 is reciprocated once.

\Vorking within the channel D is a vertically-movable plunger or presserD,which descends by gravity and presses upon the line of spaces in channel D. This presser is raised by means of a link (Z, connected to the longer arm of a bell-crank lever d, which is pivoted on a support near the rear end of the extension a of the reservoir, and the short arm of the lever d is connected by a link d to the long arm of a bell-crank lever (P, the short arm of which carries a roller 61*, which is adapted to contact with a cam d on the upper end of shaft 0. By this arrangement of levers and cams the presser D can be lifted clear above the slot at of the reservoir before the plunger 0 is operated, and the cams d and c are so fixed upon the shaft c that the presser D and plunger C are operated successively at the proper time.

The shaft 0 is automatically rotated once at the proper time by means of the following devices: Loosely mounted upon shaft 0 below cam c is a gear E, which meshes with a pinion e on a vertical shaft E, which is driven by bevel-gears e z from the main shaft Z of the machine. The gear E is just below cam 0 and on the lower face of this cam is pivoted a dog F, provided with a biting-toothy and a cam-tooth j", which latter is pressed outwardly by a spring F, also attached to the under side of the cam 0 (See Fig. On the upper surface of gear E is a singletooth ratchet or lug E, which rotates continuously with the said gear and is adapted to engage the tooth fof dog F and rotate the cam c and shaft 0 to which the cam is keyed, whenever spring F is permitted to shift the dog Fso as to throw its toothfinward. The dog F is normally kept out of engagement with lug E by means of a trip G, which is pivoted on a stationarysupport T just below and beside the cam c and has a finger g, which normally projects inward between cam c and gear E in position to engage the camarm f of pawl F, so as to cause its toothfto disengage and keep clear of the lug E and consequently prevents the rotation of shaft 0 from the gear. The trip G is locked in such position by means by a catch H, which is pivoted on a support T at right angles to the trip and engages an arm g of the latter, the catch being held in engagement with the trip by means of a spring 11. The catch is caused to automatically release the trip, as

the presser D reaches the lowest point of its movement, by means of the trip-rod h, which is connected to the vertically-movable lever (Z and hangs directly over the trip, through a guide h. As soon as this trip-rod disengages the catch from the trip G spring F pushes arm f of the dog outward, throwing its toothfinto position to engage the lug E whereupon the shaft 0 is rotated and the presser D and plunger 0 operated as described. Of course the trip-rod h is lifted with the presser D and allows the catch II to lock trip G, which is thrown back, as hereinafter described, in position to cause its arm 9 to engage cam f of pawl F and disengage the tooth f of the latter from the lug E Consequently shaft 0 only makes one revolution for each descent of the presser D. The trip G has a third arm 9 provided with a pin 9 that is adapted to press against the edge of cam 0 the periphery of which cam is notched at o so as to permit a slight oscillation of the trip when catch His disengaged therefrom; but as the pin g rides up out of the notch the trip G is returned to normal position and locked by catch II, as described.

The spaces are ejected from the lower end of channel D into a guide-channel I, by which they are directed onto the carrier-belt or directly to the assembling-point, as indicated. As shown, the spaces are ejected laterally from channel D by a reciprocating plunger J, the upper surface of which (when corrugated spaces are employed) will conform to the shape of the spaces. This plunger is operated by a bell-crank lever J, the upper arm of which engages the ejector, and its lower arm carries a rollerj, which rests upon the periphery of a cam-disk K, which is loosely mounted on a short horizontal shaft L, driven by beveled gears L and E from shaft E, as shown. The cam K is clamped between friction-disks Z, keyed'on shaft L, so that said cam will rotate with shaft L unless the cam is locked. The cam K is, in fact, locked at every revolution by means of a pin on the cam, which engages one end of a pivoted trip M, the other end of which is engaged by a catch N, that is connected by a rod N to the space key or lever, (not shown,) but substan tially as described in my Patent No. 534,550 aforesaid. The trip M is held in position to engage the pin 7t byaspring M, which spring, however, will not prevent the rotation of the cam K if the catch N is disengaged from the trip M.

The operation of the device may be briefly summarized as follows: The plunger B is drawn back to its extreme rear position and a galley of spaces is placed in reservoir A, the columns ofspaces being vertical,as shown, and the plunger 0 being also retracted out of the way. The plunger B then presses the whole body of spaces forward against the plate a, and plunger 0 is then operated so as to move a line of spaces through a slot a into the channel D,- the presser D being previously lifted. From the channel D the spaces are fed as needed to the composing mechanism by depressing the rod'N. As the spaces are removed from the channel D, presser D descends, and when its lower end reaches the level of the bottom of the reservoir the triprod 71 causes catch H to release the trip G, and

immediately the spring F causes pawl F to be engaged by the lug E on the continuouslyrotating gear E, and the cam c and shaft c and cam 01 are rotated once, as described. During their rotation the cam (1 through the described levers, first raises presser D above slot (1 Then the cam 0 through the described connections, reciprocates plunger 0, which moves a vertical line of spaces edgewise through the slot a into the channel E. Meanwhile the cam has returned trip G into position to cause pawl F to disengage the ratchet, and consequently the cams c and d are stopped after making one complete revolution and remain stopped until the presser D again descends sufficiently to cause rod 72. to disengage catch H from the trip G. These operations take place automatically. When the last line of spaces has been removed from the reservoir into channel D, an attendant can put another galley of spaces therein, there being enough spaces left in the channel to last during the charging of the reservoir, so that there need be no waiting or loss of time by the operator.

By depressing the space-key, rod N is depressed, disengaging catch N from trip M, and thereupon thecam K rotates once and operates the ejector J, the cam being arrested, however, after making one rotation, by the trip M unless the space-key be held down or again depressed.

I have especiallydesigned this mechanism for handling crimped spaces such as I de scribe in my Patent No. 528,857, of November 6, 1894; but it is equally applicable to handling other kinds of spaces and type.

As various changes may be madein the positions, constructions, and arrangements of the parts and the relative locations thereof in relation to the other portions of the machine within the scope of my present invention, I do not limit myself to the specific construction and arrangement of parts shown and described.

Having thus described my invention, what I therefore claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent thereon, is-- 1. In a type-setting machine, the combination of the space-channel, a space-reservoir, and a plunger adapted to transfer lines of spaces from said reservoir to said channel, and a rock-shaft and levers for operating said plunger; with a shaft carrying a cam for operating said rock-shaft, a continuously-rotating gear on said shaft beside said cam, a pawl carried by said cam adapted to engage a lug on the gear, and a trip adapted to cause said pawl to disengage said lug, and means for causing said trip to release the pawl, substantially as and for the purpose described.

2. In a type-setting machine, the combination of the space-channel, the presser therein and levers for lifting said presser; a spacereservoir and a plunger adapted to transfer lines of spaces from said reservoir to said channel, and a rock-shaft and arms for operating said plunger; with a shaft carrying a cam for operating said levers and a cam for operating said rock-shaft, a continuously-rotating gear on said shaft beside one of the cams, a pawl carried by such cam adapted to engage a log on the gear, a pivoted trip, adapted to cause said pawl to disengage said lug, a catch for said trip, and means for disengaging said catch, controlled by the descent of said presser, substantially as and for the purpose described.

3. In a type-setting machine, the combination of the space-holding channel, the spaceejector therein, a continuously-rotating shaft, a cam frictionally mounted thereon, and a rock-lever for operating said ejector adapted to be actuated by said cam; with the pivoted trip for locking said cam, the catchfor locking the trip, and means substantially as described for releasing the catch when the space key or bar is depressed, substantially as and for the purpose described.

at. The combination of a rotatable shaft, a cam fixed thereon, a gear loosely mounted on said shaft, and means for continuously rotating said gear, a device on said cam adapted to engage said gear and lock the cam thereto, and a trip for disengaging the pawl from the lug, and means for controlling the trip, substantially as described.

5. The combination of a rotatable shaft, a cam fixed thereon, and a gear loosely mounted on said shaft, beside the cam, and means for continuously rotating said gear, a device on said cam adapted to engage said gear and lock the cam thereto, a pivoted trip for disengag ing the device from the gear, whereby when said trip is released, the cam is locked to the gear, and a pin on the trip adapted to engage a cam-notch in the periphery of the cam; whereby the trip is thrown into position to cause the device to release the gear when the cam has made a complete revolution, substantially as described.

6. In a type-setting machine, the combination of a space-channel, a space-ejector, a rocking spring-retracted lever for operating said ejector, a continuously-rotated shaft, a cam for operating said leverloosely mounted on said shaft, friction-clutches for causing said cam to rotate with the shaft, an oscillating trip for locking said cam, and a catch for locking said trip, and a rod for disengaging said catch connected to the space-bar, all substantially as described.

7. In a type-setting machine, the combination of the space-channel, the presser therein, the space-reservoir beside the channel communicating therewith, a plunger for moving the line of spaces from the reservoir into the channel, and a rocking shaft and levers for operating said plunger from a race-cam, with a stub-shaft carrying said cam, a loose gear on said shaft, means for continually driving said gear, a pawl carried by said cam adapted to engage a lug on said gear and lock the cam thereto, a trip for disengaging the pawl from said gear, and the catch for locking said trip and means for causing the catch to release said trip, when the presser descends to a certain point, substantially as described.

8. In a type-setting machine, the combination of the vertically-disposed space-channel, the presser therein, the levers for raising said presser, the space-reservoir beside the channel communicating therewith, a plunger for moving the line of spaces from the reservoir into the channel, a rock-shaft and levers for operating said plunger, and means for forwarding the spaces in the reservoir; with a vertically-disposed stub-shaft, a loose gear thereon, means for continually driving said gear, a cam on said shaft for operating said presser-levers, a race-cam on said shaft 'for operating said rock-shaft, a pawl carried by said race-cam adapted to engage a stop on the said gear and lock the race-cam thereto, a trip for disengaging the pawl from said gear, and a catch for locking said trip, and a trip-rod connected to said levers adapted to disengage the catch from said trip when the presserdescends to a certain point, substantially as described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

PAUL FLEMMING COX.

In presence of ORVILLE D. ORTON, Ms. A. W001). 

